Frozen Arrows (Not to be confused with Freeze Arrows)

GepettoZHog · Trick Member Joined: 05 Apr 2003

We have a DDR machine at our arcade (MAX 2, 7th Mix), and it seems to work allright, but on some occasions (most notably on HEAVY, once every 70 songs), the game will temporarily lock up.
The song will start, as usual, and then the second that you hit the first step, the display stops. However, the song keeps going. After about 10 seconds, the song and the display re-synchronize, counting all of the other steps as "Misses." This SUCKS when it happens on Oni (Instant end to your game). Has this happened to anyone else ever?
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Rancidfish · Posted: Sun May 04, 2003 7:18 pm Post subject:

It's relatively common. I think it means that the arcade machine's CD drive is wearing out or has been damaged somehow.

Contrary to popular opinion, it is not a sign of a bad bootleg. Official machines do it too.
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That Boy! · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 7:38 am Post subject:

That sucks, It happens to me sometimes and that's really frustating

Ciaratha · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 7:45 am Post subject:

I've seen happen when someone playing an Oni course doubles when the game froze up for 15 to 30 seconds. He was on his 2nd to last song or last. I was sad.
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skelecrypto · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 10:39 am Post subject:

That used to happen to our Max2 machine (and it was an official one). Ever since we got the Extreme, though... we've had no problems.... the machine wants you to upgrade!

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Luna D. · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jul 2002

Yep, that happened to me too, but when it starts back up again, the arrows will just go up faster to catch up with the beat or song. Because of that, I've gotten off beat, causing me to fail that song...

Luna D. · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jul 2002

Yep, that happened to me too, but when it starts back up again, the arrows will just go up faster to catch up with the beat (or song). Because of that, I've gotten off beat, causing me to fail that song...

midnight samurai · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 10:10 pm Post subject:

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I was doing Legend Road once and the first 20 seconds of Max 300 I had all marvelous and the machine froze.
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Sk1p · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 11:28 pm Post subject:

Weird shit goes on in Montgomery:

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The Reverend · Trick Member Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Location: :noitacoL

Weird pic man... maybe you should get to talkin to a mechaninc or troubleshooting thing if there is one..

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Ciaratha · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 5:58 am Post subject:

and Skip's pic is the instance I spoke of. That was a weird day.
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Romantic Boy · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 11:24 am Post subject: .........

Scary
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Paix · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 12:50 pm Post subject:

Ciaratha · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 2:40 pm Post subject:

ROTFLMAOSHIDAC

omg take that back all you're going to do is inflate his ego. Man this is too much. *more laughter*
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Romantic Boy · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 3:31 pm Post subject: Hmmmmm

Justin Timberlake??? NOT A CHANCE!

Anyway...maybe he can sing but Skip will not be singing "Rock Your body" in concert anytime soon.
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Dancing Dan · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 4:28 pm Post subject:

Cyan Garamonde (Nosaj) · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject:

Ciaratha · Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject:

DIRTY POP. Hehehe. Hmmm I gotta link this to Ken.
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